Selection of MCA methods to support decision making for renewable energy developments

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-233

  Kurka, Thomas ^a   Blackwood, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Multi criteria analysis; Renewable energy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BROAD APPLICATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; SELECTION CRITERIA; SUSTAINABLE DECISION MAKINGS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84880888102     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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